WL2K IN FLORIDA

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WL2K IN FLORIDA
2006
Making Winlink 2000 work in Florida
Presented by L. E. bud Thompson - N0IA Deltona
, Florida
2006 NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
APRIL 11, 2006
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The Florida peninsula is generally represented by
North, Central, and South regions.
Width East to West across North Florida 361
miles. Length North to South 447 miles
Nearly 17.5 million people live in 67 counties
covering 58,560 square miles.
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USER ACCESS TO WL2K E-MAIL SYSTEM
HF To any PMBO / RMS station using Pactor
50 PMBO/RMS worldwide, four in Florida
VHF UHF To any Telpac Node using Packet
1024 Telpac Nodes worldwide
287 Telpac Nodes active 25 in Florida
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HF PACTOR PMBOS
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HF PACTOR PMBOS SE USA
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TELPAC NODES VHF UHF USER ACCESS TO WL2K
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TELPAC NODES VHF PACKET ENTRY POINTS TO WL2K E-
MAIL IN FLORIDA
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FLORIDA PACKET NETWORK Extends range of Telpac N
odes
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EMCOMMS IN E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
THE BASIS FOR HAM RADIO EMCOMMS IS COUNTY
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS
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EMCOMMS IN E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
CITY EOCS FILL IN WHERE AVAILABLE
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EMCOMMS IN E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
FLORIDA PACKET NETWORK COVERAGE
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EMCOMMS IN E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
ADDITIONAL PACKET SITES EXTEND NETWORK
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EMCOMMS IN E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
TELPAC NODES VHF PACKET ENTRY POINTS TO WL2K E
-MAIL IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
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EMCOMMS IN E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
FLORIDA PACKET NETWORK Extends range of Telpac N
odes
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EMCOMMS IN E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
A main responsibility of ARES groups is providing
communications for shelters
SHELTERS IN VOLUSIA COUNTY
SHELTERS IN SEMINOLE COUNTY
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EMCOMMS E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
DELAND CITY EOC HAM STATION
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EMCOMMS E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
DISCUSSING ACTIVITIES AT HAM RADIO SHACK IN THE
SEMINOLE COUNTY EOC
TRAINING SESSION IN SEMINOLE COUNTY EOC
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EMCOMMS E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
TRAINING IS PARAMOUNT
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EMCOMMS E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
WORKSHOP ON E-MAIL OVER HAM RADIO
(HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY EOC AUGUST 2005)
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EMCOMMS IN E. CENTRAL FLORIDA
COVERAGE FOR 2006 HURRICANE SEASON E. CEN
FLORIDA
All or parts of six counties 1.7 million people
2,200 square miles.
EOCs, shelters, hospitals, any site that wants
WL2K capability
PACKET FOOTPRINT
13 Telpac Nodes
Three EMCOMMs PMBOS for hubbing
One HF PMBO
15 - 20 tactical-capable WL2K e-mailers.
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FOR INTERNET REFERENCES TO WL2K GO TO
www.fadca.org
And click on
Link to the WL2K Resources
For Articles Publications about Winlink 2000 go
to
www.winlink.org/news.htm